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1. Re: CS6 highjacks file associations
Larry G. Schneider Dec 6, 2012 11:25 AM (in response to cticompserv)Check out Rorohiko's Soxy software as a method to do this. Mac automatically uses the most recent version of the software as the default. No way to change it except as above.
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2. Re: CS6 highjacks file associations
cticompserv Dec 6, 2012 12:38 PM (in response to Larry G. Schneider)No, it appears that CS6 is preventing the global file association change. Like I said, we can change individual files to open in CS5 but we can't change it globally. If we had a mix of CS5 and CS6 files I could see your point to prevent opening CS6 files in CS5 but we're not at that stage in our transition.
Kent
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3. Re: CS6 highjacks file associations
Larry G. Schneider Dec 6, 2012 12:45 PM (in response to cticompserv)It is the Mac OS and not CS6.
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4. Re: CS6 highjacks file associations
Mary Posner Dec 6, 2012 1:59 PM (in response to Larry G. Schneider)Just seconding what Larry said: It's a Mac OS thing, not InDesign. If you launch CS5 before opening a document, it should open CS5 documents in CS5. However, if no versions are running when you double-click it, it will launch the most recent version.
The safest way is to right-click on a file and choose the version you want to open it with, or open it through InDesign's File > Open menu. I haven't used Soxy, but I've heard several people recommend it to get around exactly this limitation of the OS. If you're routinely working with files of different versions, it might be worth the small investment.
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5. Re: CS6 highjacks file associations
Jack Ball Dec 6, 2012 2:07 PM (in response to Larry G. Schneider)I run CS3 and CS5. CS3 Is the workhorse and I only use CS5 when I need to.
If I double click on a file it will open (or try to open) with whichever version I have launched or if Indd is not launched, it will ALWAYS lauch the latest version of the software. I do not have both versions launched at the same time because I have had MAJOR problems doing that. For 2 years if I launch them seperately I have not had problems.
When I right click on a file I have the choice of opening with: CS5, CS3 and even CS2 which I have not used in years.
I believe Larry G is correct. The OS causes the latest version to be the default and this choice must be overridden when you open the file.
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6. Re: CS6 highjacks file associations
cticompserv Dec 7, 2012 6:44 AM (in response to cticompserv)OK, I give. I guess I've never noticed this feature in 28 years of using Macs. We went directly from CS3 to CS5 and the subject never came up. Thanks for your help.
Kent
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8. Re: CS6 highjacks file associations
cticompserv Dec 7, 2012 8:04 AM (in response to davidDav)Please read the previous posts.
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9. Re: CS6 highjacks file associations
Stendahls Sep 23, 2013 7:23 AM (in response to cticompserv)This is not a Mac thing, it's a Adobe CS6 thing. The applications in CS6 hoggs the file association from every other version of the applications that's installed be it CS 5 or CC. These are the _only_ applications on the plattform that seems to disable the global setting for file association. This havn't been an issue before, it's new to CS6 and it's apparently fixed in CC since it can't ovveride CS6s global setting either.
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10. Re: CS6 highjacks file associations
HeyMikey Sep 23, 2013 7:49 AM (in response to Stendahls)Actually, it has happened since the beginning. Not just CS6. It's a normal mode of operation. I would try Soxy from Rorohiko as suggested above. Works great.
Cheers!
-Mikey
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11. Re: CS6 highjacks file associations
cticompserv Sep 23, 2013 7:58 AM (in response to HeyMikey)Thanks for the replies. Our designers have adapated and this is no longer an issue.
Kent




